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to law; and that he has not voted before at 
that election. 
The governor has the power of appointing 
the place of session,, and of calling together, of 
proroguing, and of dissolving the assembly. 
The assembly is not to last longer than four 
years, but it may be dissolved sooner. The 
governor is bound to call it at least once in 
each year. 
The oath of a member, on taking his seat, 
is comprised in a few words: he promises to 
bear true allegiance to the King, as lawful 
sovereign of Great Britain, and the province 
of Canada dependant upon it; to defend him 
against all traitorous conspiracies and attempts 
against his person; and to make known to 
him all such conspiracies and attempts, which 
he may at any time be acquainted with ; all 
which he promises without mental evasion, 
reservation, or equivocation/at the same time 
renouncing all pardons and dispensations from 
any person or power whatsoever. 
The governors of the two provinces are 
totally independant of each other in their civil 
capacity ; in military affairs, the governor of 
the lower province takes precedence, as he is 
usually created captain-general of his Majesty's 
forces in North America. 
The present system of judicature in each 
province was established by the Quebec Bill 
